Herpetofaunal communities at Muni lagoon in Ghana

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 501-510

  Raxworthy, Christopher J ^a   Attuquayefio, Daniel K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Ghana; Herpetology; Reptilia; West Africa

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HERPETOFAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GHANA;

AMPHIBIA; BOTHROPHTHALMUS LINEATUS; CALABARIA; CALABARIA REINHARDTI; HYPEROLIUS; KINIXYS HOMEANA; PYTHON REGIUS; PYTHONIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VARANUS EXANTHEMATICUS; VARANUS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0034079751     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008955830060     Document Type: Article

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